eDesign Course

e-Design Web Specialist

Diploma, Co-op Graduates of the e-Design Web Specialist program are trained to pursue a career in the development of both static and database-driven websites. A graduate plans, designs, implements, and configures websites, databases, and the networks supporting or hosting the sites. The e-Design Web Specialist program offers a unique balance of state-of-the-art training in website planning and development, professional business skills (communications, documentation, and group dynamics), graphic design, and database design. Upon successful completion of the program, an optional four-to-six week, full-time placement can be arranged at the student's request. Last updated: Sunday, September 13, 2009

Last year they told me this course was no longer being offered. Now it says it was updated as recently as September. So someone is screwing up! I sent in my address and will see if they send the information.

Happy Halloween!

Day of the Ladybugs

Day of the Ladybugs
Originally uploaded by That Canadian Grrl

They were all over the front of the house yesterday. None around today. I think they came for the heat. Today it's raining, all day so far.

Clothes Swapping

Do you want to swap clothes? Support a new idea for a site where women can swap clothes and accessories. Contact Lindsay for more information, read the forum post at CMF Ads to see what her ideas are.

Copy & Paste

Found this on an abandoned blog:

A popular motivational speaker was entertaining his Audience. He Said: "The best years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman who wasn't my wife!".The audience was in silence and shock. The speaker added: "And that woman was my mother!"
Laughter and Applause!!!

A week later, a top manager trained by the Motivational speaker tried to crack this very effective joke At home. He was a bit foggy after a drink. He said loudly to His wife who was preparing dinner, "The greatest years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman who was not my Wife!"

The wife went; "ahhhh!" with shock and rage.

Standing there for 20 seconds trying to recall the second Half of the joke, the manager finally blurted out "...and I can't remember who she was!"

By the time the manager regained his consciousness, he was on a hospital bed nursing burns from boiling water.


Moral of the story...
Don't Copy if you can't PASTE

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving. We are doing the dinner today. Just about to crack open the first bottle of wine.

Zack's Pumpkin Spice Birthday Cake

This is the original recipe. Of course, I had to fiddle with it.

First, no pecans cause my brother is allergic to any nuts except peanuts. He may not even be here for the cake but you never know if plans will change or he could be by and hope for leftover cake the next day.

Other changes: added some vanilla (real vanilla not extract), added cocoa powder and did not have ground cloves. Also, because it's Thanksgiving we have lots of pumpkin all cooked from fresh pumpkin so I did not use any pumpkin out of a can for this recipe.

I probably won't serve it with a brick of cream cheese and fruit. It's a birthday cake! We have candles and I have icing sugar, butter and cocoa powder to make some chocolate icing. 

PUMPKIN GINGER PECAN LOAF

Serve with a brick of cream cheese (soft, for spreading) and fruit.

1/2 cup soft butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 2/3 cup unsifted flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/3 cup water
1 cup cooked, mashed pumpkin
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Cream together butter and sugar with electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until mixture is light and fluffy.

Sift together dry ingredients, add to creamed mixture alternately with water. Beat well after each addition. Add pumpkin and beat until well blended. Stir in chopped pecans. Turn into greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan and spread smooth.

Bake in moderate oven (350°F) 60 to 70 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out on rack to cool thoroughly.

Makes 1 loaf.